Topper (TV 1979)A recently deceased couple try, any way they can, to get into heaven rather than wander the Earth as invisible souls with no purpose. Director:Charles S. Dubin |
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Topper (TV 1979)A recently deceased couple try, any way they can, to get into heaven rather than wander the Earth as invisible souls with no purpose. Director:Charles S. Dubin |
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| Kate Jackson | ... | ||
| Andrew Stevens | ... | ||
| Jack Warden | ... | ||
| Rue McClanahan | ... | ||
| James Karen | ... |
Fred Korbell
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| Macon McCalman | ... |
Wilkins the Butler
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Charles Siebert | ... |
Stan Ogilvy
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Larry Gelman | ... |
Mechanic
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Gloria LeRoy | ... |
Saleswoman
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Estelle Omens | ... |
Lucy Johnson
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| Lois Hamilton | ... |
Charlene
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| Frances Bay | ... |
Mrs. Quincy
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Gregory Chase | ... |
Steve
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Ellen March | ... |
Hostess
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Mary Peters | ... |
Marsha
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A recently deceased couple try, any way they can, to get into heaven rather than wander the Earth as invisible souls with no purpose.
The Topper story is funny because it's terrifyingly serious. Images of the dead warn a man that his time is limited and that he's wasting what little there is of it.
In the TV series, Topper was a beaten-down man, his life colorless because he is becalmed somewhere between failure and success. In this new version, Topper is a great success in business and the point is that when you reach the top, there's nothing there for you. It's an interesting variation, but nobody seems to have found it a fruitful source of humor.